Great seal of Illinois- 1868
Illinois State Flag- 1970
White oak-1973 Violet-1908
Illinois state song-1925 By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
State Bird- Cardinal 1929
“Land of Lincoln”- State Slogan- 1955
State mineral- Fluorite-1965
State insect-monarch butterfly 1975
State Animal- White Tail Deer- 1982
State Fish- Bluegill- 1986 State Grass- Big Blue Stem 1989 State Fossil- tully monster 1989 State dance- square dance 1990 State Soil- Drummer Silty Clay Loam 2003
State Amphibian- Eastern Tiger Salamander 2005 State Reptile- Painted Turtle 2005 State Fruit- Gold rush apple 2007
Springfield – 1888
Great seal of Illinois- 1868
Illinois State Flag- 1970
White oak-1973
Violet-1908
Illinois state song-1925
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
State Bird- Cardinal 1929
“Land of Lincoln”- State Slogan- 1955
State mineral- Fluorite-1965
State insect-monarch butterfly 1975
State Animal- White Tail Deer- 1982
State Fish- Bluegill- 1986
State Grass- Big Blue Stem 1989
State Fossil- tully monster 1989
State dance- square dance 1990
State Soil- Drummer Silty Clay Loam 2003
State Amphibian- Eastern Tiger Salamander 2005
State Reptile- Painted Turtle 2005
State Fruit- Gold rush apple 2007